Hame-fastener.



PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

G. G. GREENE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

I Application filed September 29, 1905.- Serial No- 280,656.

Be it known that I, GLENN G. GREENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newand useful Hame-Fastener, of which the following is -a specification.

This invention relates to hame-fasteners,

' and has for 'its object, to improve the construction and increase f'the efiiciency of devices of this character. w I

With these and other objects in view,

which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists operation.

in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanyingdraw'ingaforming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, form of the embodiment" of the invention capable ofcarrying the same into practical In the drawin s thus employed, Figure 1 is a front view 0 a portion of a-horse-collar improved fastemng device applied in closed position. Fig. 2 1s an enlarged side view of .the improved device detached and distended- Fig.8 is a plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 2. Fig.- 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2,

illustrating a modification of the device.

The'im 'roved device comprises a lever 10,

\ formed "with spaced sides 11 12 at one end and a-curved-handle 13 at the'other end. Pivoted at l g-between the spaced sides at one end of the lever, is a link 15, the link being thus foldable between the spaced sides of the lever when the device is in closed or locked position, as in Fig. 1. Connected to the lever 10 is an arm 16, terminating at oneend in a hook 17 for engagin the ring 18 of the hame 19 at one side of t e collar (indicated at 20) and with the other end of the lever divided and pivoted at 21 22 to the 16 thus folds over the pivotally-united ends of the lever 10 and link 15 when the device is is illustrated the preferred is claimed is able the device to be lengthened and shortened, to adapt it to difierentsizes of collars for horses.

By this simple arrangement it will be obvious that when the lever 10 is moved over into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the hames will be released, and one or both of the adjustable in the links of the chain to enhooks may be disconnected and the hames removed, and then when the lever is moved into the position shown in Fig. 1 the hames will be drawn together and astron leverage force exerted to hold them in close position, the link 15 folding into the space between the sides of the leverand the arm 16 folding over the divided end of the lever and of the link .held between them.

The line of draft between the pivots 21 22 and the ring 18 of the hame member 19 is dis posed inside or above the ivot 14 between the link and lever, thereby mly locking the parts together,

The parts are preferably of steel, malleable iron, or other sultable material.

In Fig. 4 is shown a modified arrangement 1 of the parts which may be employed in the smaller sizes of harness where the hame ends come closer together, and consists merelyin trans osing the location of the hook 16 17 and t e chain 25 and itshook 26. modified structure the chain 25 is coupled to the free end of an arm 27, the latter pivoted at 28 to the lever 10, and with a hook 29, adapted for detachable connection to the links of the chain, the hook 29 being of the same form and erforming the same functions as the hoo s 16 17 in the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. In the modified structure a free end of the link 15 and performs the same function as the hook 26- in the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. It will thus be obvious that the modified structure shown in r Fig. 4 is not a departure from the principle of the invention, as all the parts are substantially the same as in the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2, and3 and perform the same functions, both unitedly and individually.

Having thus described the invention, what A hame-fastener com rising a lever formed with spaced sides, a li 00k 30 is pivoted at 31 to the" pivoted at one end j to one end of said lever and foldable between In the, p

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tively to said link and to said arm, and a, WitIiQSSBs:

, hook adjustably connected to saidufi 'bl J. G. GREENE,

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